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Saffron tourism is the holiday of choice for a growing number of people fascinated by the small purple autumn crocus that grows in Italy. The trick is to catch the flower just before it opens in order to preserve the three to five orange-red stigmas that must be dried to obtain the precious spice that adds taste to many dishes including saffron ris...

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Many people will agree that autumn is the best time to visit Tuscany. The school holiday tourists have gone home, and the searing hot days become milder. As the weather cools off, the colors of autumn awaken, the grape leaves turn gold, then russet, and the countryside becomes a photographer’s dream. Mid-September into early October is a fantastic...

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Summertime eating in Italy means one thing: tomatoes. The tomato has become so synonymous with Italy that most people don’t realize its origins actually lie in South America; however, the Italians do eat a whopping 60 kg per person per year, 45 kg more than the average European. It’s understandable: the country produces five million tonnes of tomat...

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It's official: the Italian Nonna Chic garden just leapt to the top of our list of must-try garden ideas. Inspired by the homes of Italian grandmothers, this is one of those gorgeously sensory garden trends that prioritise fragrant plants, vibrant colours, and all the warmth and atmosphere that comes hand-in-hand with a summer holiday to Calabria. I...

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One in four Italian agricultural enterprises has already made or aims to make investments in digitization between 2022 and 2024. The just-released survey shows a sector that invests to reduce its environmental footprint driven by national and European regulations (in 47 percent of cases ), but is developing an autonomous awareness toward the climat...

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The garden in July is mouthwatering even for those who do not particularly love vegetables: peppers, courgettes but above all aubergines (we know, the first recipe that pops in our mind is always the same: parmigiana). All fresh, versatile, very tasty produce, which work in the most varied recipes. There are tomatoes - lots of tomatoes - with their...

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I have many wonderful memories of my childhood, including my great interest in the many stages of our wheat crop near our home in South Calabria in the Province of Cosenza. I was always beside my nonno when he was busy plowing the soil by hand, getting ready to plant the “winter wheat.” He always bought the best disease-free wheat seeds to ensure a...

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Italian agriculture could be close to a turning point, thanks to genetic engineering. This would make fruit and vegetables more resistant to drought or parasites, saving our insecticide and fungicide campaigns. “To date,” highlights CNR biotechnologist Roberto Defez, “Italy imports 10 thousand tons of genetically modified soybeans every day, with a...

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Ranking third among the Campania region’s Pdo denominations, the San Marzano dell’Agro Sarnese-Nocerino tomato is one of the world’s best-known and best-loved food products for its characteristics, which are enhanced by processing it into peeled tomatoes. USA, THE TOP CONSUMER COUNTRYProduction volumes of San Marzano tomato stand at 20,000 thousand...

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Among the olive groves and vineyards of sun-drenched Southern Italy, you can find a touch of the New World and, no, I’m not talking about tomatoes… Amid warm, rocky terrains, adorned by the sun’s brilliant touch, we find a plant that seems oddly out of place: the prickly pear.  This intriguing botanical transplant, known in Italian as fico d’India,...

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